RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) is a real estate investment trust that owns a portfolio of premium-branded, focused-service and compact full-service hotels in the United States. The company’s properties primarily serve business and leisure travelers and are located in urban, suburban and resort-oriented markets.

RLJ’s hotels operate under well-known hospitality brands, including Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt and other major lodging systems. Its properties provide accommodations and related services such as guest rooms, meeting facilities, food and beverage offerings, and other amenities. Hotel operations are generally conducted by third-party management companies under agreements with the company.

RLJ Lodging Trust was formed in 2011 and became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange that same year. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Leslie D. Hale. Its strategy emphasizes owning hotels in attractive markets with strong demand drivers, brand recognition and opportunities for operational improvement.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.01 to $11.22
• 50-Day Range: $10.71 to $12.47
• 52-Week Range: $6.54 to $12.89
• Volume: 1.60 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.64 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.79
• Dividend Yield: 5.36%
• Price Target: $11.69
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

RLJ Lodging Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

RLJ Lodging Trust scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 114th out of 186 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

RLJ Lodging Trust has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.78, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for RLJ Lodging Trust is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

RLJ Lodging Trust has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Earnings Growth

Earnings for RLJ Lodging Trust are expected to remain at $1.33 per share in the coming year.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of RLJ Lodging Trust is 7.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of RLJ Lodging Trust is 7.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 27.00.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

RLJ Lodging Trust has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.07% of the float of RLJ Lodging Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

RLJ Lodging Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.69.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in RLJ Lodging Trust has recently increased by 4.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

RLJ Lodging Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.35%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

RLJ Lodging Trust has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, RLJ Lodging Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.11% next year. This indicates that RLJ Lodging Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.09

News Sentiment

RLJ Lodging Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.09. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for RLJ Lodging Trust this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for RLJ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added RLJ Lodging Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, RLJ Lodging Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.70% of the stock of RLJ Lodging Trust is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.35% of the stock of RLJ Lodging Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Hotel & Resort REITs
• Sub-Industry: Hotel & Resort REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RLJ
• CIK: 1511337
• Web: www.rljlodgingtrust.com
• Phone: (301) 280-7777
• Fax: 301-280-7750
• Employees: 75
• Year Founded: 2000

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for RLJ Lodging Trust: $11.69
• High Price Target: $13.00
• Low Price Target: $10.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.4%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.78
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.79
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.42
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $28.51 million
• Net Margins: 2.00%
• Pretax Margin: 2.08%
• Return on Equity: 1.52%
• Return on Assets: 0.57%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.50
• Current Ratio: 5.71
• Quick Ratio: 5.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.35 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.26
• Cash Flow: $1.60 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.01
• Book Value: $12.02 per share
• Price / Book: 0.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 152,380,000
• Free Float: 146,738,000
• Market Cap: $1.71 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.12